CAIR Action Alert: Urge the Senate to Keep ‘Nonprofit Killer Bill’ Out After It Was Dropped from House Tax Package
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the removal of the dangerous and unconstitutional “Nonprofit Killer Bill” provision from the final House-passed Republican tax package. CAIR is now urging all Americans to contact the U.S. Senate to ensure this provision is not revived during its […]
CAIR-MN Decries End to Oversight of Police Reforms, Responds to Chauvin Pardon Rumors
The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today expressed its opposition to the end of oversight of police reforms and responded to rumors that Derek Chauvin might be pardoned. In 2020, Minneapolis leaders began working with the federal government to implement policing reforms. Those federal efforts came to an abrupt halt Wednesday […]
CAIR Calls Political Violence ‘Completely Unacceptable’ After Deadly Attack on Israeli Embassy Staffers in DC
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned political violence as “completely unacceptable” after a deadly attack on Israeli embassy employees in Washington, D.C., and said that the crime does not reflect or represent the millions of Americans peacefully advocating for an end to U.S. support […]
CAIR-Florida Welcomes Appeals Court Ruling Granting Legal Fees for Public Records Case
The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed an appeals court ruling the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office improperly withheld public records related to a program targeting “problem people” and “at-risk youths” and is required to pay CAIR-Florida’s attorney fees for its challenge […]
CAIR Says Trump Admin Must Drop Obsession with ‘Imaginary Genocide’ in South Africa, Address Real Genocide in Gaza
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said the Trump administration should focus on stopping the real genocide in Gaza instead of obsessing over an imaginary “white genocide” in South Africa. In a statement, CAIR said: “Our government must stop obsessing over an imaginary genocide in South […]
CAIR Welcomes USPS Apology to Md. Family Denied Passport Service, Calls for Cultural Competency Training at Salisbury Location
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed an apology issued by the United States Postal Service (USPS) to a Muslim family who were denied timely passport service at the Salisbury Post Office located at 816 E Salisbury Parkway. The civil rights […]
CAIR Welcomes Senate Letter Demanding DOJ Accountability in Killing of Palestinian-American Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a letter sent by eight U.S. Senators to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding transparency and accountability for the 2022 killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank. CLICK HERE: READ THE […]
CAIR Condemns Israeli Troops Firing at Foreign Diplomats in Occupied West Bank
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned Israeli troops firing at a group of foreign diplomats in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military said the bullets it fired at a group of foreign diplomats in Jenin were “warning shots”, fired after the delegation “deviated” […]
CAIR Calls French Plan to Ban Hijab in Public an ‘Authoritarian Attack on Religious Freedom’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called a plan by French President Emmanuel Macron’s political party to ban those under 15 from wearing hijab, or Islamic head scarves, in public an “authoritarian attack on religious freedom.” That proposed ban would forbid “minors under 15 from wearing the […]
CAIR-LA to Join Islamic Center of Yorba Linda, Community Organizations for Southern California’s Largest Eid Festival
On Saturday, May 24, the Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) will join the Islamic Center of Yorba Linda (ICYL) and charity partners Umma Health and Salaam Charity for the OC Eid Fest. This celebration will be the largest Eid festival in Southern California and is expected to draw approximately 10,000 attendees. This […]